to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
chain; series; connection; linkage
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
intelligence; intellect; brains
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
since when; from when; how long
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to grant someone's request; to do a favour