to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
seventh day of the month; seven days
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
regulation; adjustment; control
to be reflected in a mirror
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to be able to manage somehow or another
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason