to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
board chairman; managing director; chief director
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mass communication; mass media
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
tool; implement; means; furniture
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
private person; individual
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute