valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
business; work; operations; service; duties
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
wearing one's hair in braids
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
rather; sooner; preferably
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
dropout; quitter; deserter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy