suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
again; once more; a second time
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in the meanwhile; during the time
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
back seat (of a car); rear seat
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)