to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
choices; alternatives; options
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
great difference; major mistake
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to refuse; to decline; to deny
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to harm; to cause harm to
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
behavior; behaviour; manner
what do you want?; can I help you?
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
as soon as possible; ASAP
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
fast-talking; rapid talking
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
optimism; taking an optimistic view