to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
main force; chief object; mainline
being too late; losing one's final chance
signature phrase; signature saying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
to be softened; to calm down
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to hand over; to surrender
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
crow (Corvus spp.); raven