this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to live through; to survive
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
in one's own way or style
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
area of (armed) conflict; conflict zone; trouble spot
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
whatever brought that on?
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building