genuine article; real thing; real deal
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to harm; to cause harm to
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to intervene; to stop (something)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be silent; to say nothing
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to rush back; to run back
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy