fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to assemble; to set up; to construct
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
father; dad; husband; you; he
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to take (be in) charge of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
don't you think?; indicates question
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
all times and places; all ages and countries
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of