easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
authority; power; function
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
tide; current; tendency; trend
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
both; both sides; both parties
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to head home; to leave for home
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
terrain; geographical features; topography
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
military officer; naval officer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
evening; night; nighttime
long time; long interval; for quite some time
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment