first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
second day of the month; two days
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
quiz; short test; mini test
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
intelligence gathering; information gathering
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)