what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
construction worker (who works at heights); scaffolding builder; firefighter (Edo period)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
persistence; single-mindedness
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
main question; real issue at hand
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
daytime television serial; soap opera
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to discuss; to talk together