that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
quarrel; dispute; argument
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
being very busy; busyness
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
document; official papers
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to assemble; to set up; to construct
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
in comparison to; rather than
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive