to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
near; close by; within reach; familiar
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
softly; mildly; gently; politely
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
counter for choices, options, etc.
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
beforehand; in advance; previously
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
probability; likelihood; chances
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome