first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to become inverted; to become reversed
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rehearsal; rehabilitation
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
a little bit; a little while
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sympathy; compassion; pity
price; cost; value; worth; value
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
trivial; not amounting to much