near oneself; close to one; familiar
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
feeling; sense; impression
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
the other day; lately; recently
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
loud sound; loud reverberation