unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
clear writing; specification
a few years ago; some years back
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
(consensual) sexual intercourse
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
still; even now; to this day
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
dealing with; coping with
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
cross; crossed; cruciform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
fine weather; fair weather
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
standard; set; routine; decided
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
somehow; for some reason or other
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque