or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be relieved; to feel relieved
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to face; to go towards; to head towards
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be erected; to be built
along the way; along the road
general; popular; common; typical
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
had better ...; had better not ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit