article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to stiffen; to become stiff
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
shady online money-making
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
related equipment; related device
going through; going via; going by way of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in the end; at the end of the day
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
simply; merely; only; solely
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
appearance; air; mien; getup
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)