busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
accurate; correct; precise; exact
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to rush over; to run up to
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
frequency (of appearance)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
such; like that; that sort of; very
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
main cause; primary factor
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound