smoothly; easily; readily
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
being interested in someone (only) for sex
to succeed; to bear fruit
home environment; family environment
workshop; studio; atelier
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to be too late; to be too slow
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
increase in production; production increase
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
military force; military strength
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity