joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
settlement; solution; resolution
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
imagination; supposition; guess
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to relax; to feel at home
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be profitable; to yield a profit
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
had better ...; had better not ...
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
covered with; stained; smeared
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion