essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
considerably; greatly; a lot
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
global scale; worldwide scale
preservation; retainment; keeping
to pass (of time); to elapse
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to