easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to press a question; to cross-examine
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
private residence temporarily taking lodgers
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
solution; solution strategy
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
true state; actual condition; reality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
lender; creditor; landlord
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something