how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
powerful medicine; strong poison
to affect; to impact; to influence
main force; chief object; mainline
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
here and there; in places
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
on one hand; on the other hand
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to summon; to get used to call
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
base (military, expedition, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
sentiment; sentimentality
to lay aside; to set aside
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
command; control; commander
true to one's name; living up to one's name