to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
painful to watch; pitiful; pathetic
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
presumption; assumption; estimation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
delusion; trick of the imagination
funny story; funny anecdote
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to launch a surprise attack
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before