to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
had better ...; had better not ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to push away; to push aside; to shove
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)