to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
contradiction; inconsistency
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that; the matter in question
internal organ; viscera; gut
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to run about; to rush about
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
index finger; forefinger; second toe
entrance; admission; entering
prohibition; inhibition; ban
honor; honour; credit; prestige
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call