common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to refuse; to decline; to deny
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to gather; to collect; to assemble
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be needed; to be wanted
light; faint; pale; fleeting
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
danger; peril; hazard; risk
care; precaution; guarding; caution
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to give up searching (for someone or something)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly