arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
scene; sight; scenario; setting
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
I've got to be going; I must go
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to cease; to stop; to be over
group; party; team; squad; section
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to have a talk; to tell a story
such; like that; that sort of; very
machine parts; machinery; equipment
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding