disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
writing implement; writing tool
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
surrounding at a distance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
now that you say that; now that you mention it
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing