explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
though; notwithstanding; although
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time