means; way; method; measure
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
small; fine; detailed; stingy
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be helpful; to be useful
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
changing clothes; change of clothes
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to step over or across; to overcome
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
maintaining the status quo
nothing but; none other than
different opinion; objection
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in the same way as; just like