development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
being very busy; busyness
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
question sheet; question paper
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
having said that; be that as it may
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
lock-opening; lock-picking
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)