to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
free translation; liberal translation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be at a loss for words
having said that; on the other hand
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to subsist; to keep on living
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
league; federation; union; alliance
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
last century; ancient times
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned