as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
silver ring; bicycle wheel; bicycle
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
advance; moving forward; progress
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
fifth day of the month; five days
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate