so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
arbitration; intercession; mediation
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
that kind; competition; match
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to raise one's voice; to shout
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
all present; all concerned; all of us
that's true; of course; obviously
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as (for); for; in the capacity of
it's no joke; gimme a break!
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to approach; to draw near
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
declaration; proclamation; announcement