was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
mask; disguise; guise; mask
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
it is not (like that) either
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
interference; intervention; meddling
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
man; male; masculine gender
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing