funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
empty; meaningless; worthless
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
too (much); overly; excessively
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
since; henceforth; ever since
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
pride; boast; credit (to)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
to say; to be called; to do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that