to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
dealing with; coping with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
passing through without stopping; passing by
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
genuine article; real thing; real deal
explanation; interpretation
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
foreign matter; impurities
ingenuity; resourcefulness
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
by itself; automatically; naturally