used article (esp. clothes)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
old friend; familiar face
true friend; close friend
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
two classes; double; two sets
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
absence due to illness; sick leave
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to beat someone by ganging up on them
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
even if not; even without
full view; plain sight; completely visible
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
lightning strike; lightning bolt