core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
handrail; railing; banister
basket; basketball; basket cloth
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
wedded life; married life
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
manner (with others); attitude
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
certain; definite; clear; credible
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)