to look away; to avert one's eyes
had better ...; had better not ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to form a group; to form a bunch
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
obscure; vague; ambiguous
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
admiration; wonder; astonishment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
general; overall; across-the-board
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also