(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
pointing out; identification
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
posterity; future life; life to come
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it