knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
expression; presentation; representation; notation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
god of fortune; god of wealth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to bring; to take; to bring about
such; like that; that sort of; very
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than