disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
instead; but (on the other hand)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
interception; monitoring; tapping
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
twice; again; second time
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
every year; yearly; annually
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
social; societal; societary