(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wood (for building); lumber; timber
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
form; shape; figure; visage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
confused; flustered; at a loss
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
besides; in addition; also; moreover
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
transport; transportation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be too late; to be too slow
time; hour; period; class
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indictment; prosecution; complaint
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision