resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to take (be in) charge of
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
connection; link; relationship
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
dark; not understood; unknown
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
seeing one off; farewell; escort
hair on the back of one's head
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to correct oneself; to restate
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
opposite; reverse; contrary