skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
funny story; funny anecdote
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
leaving everything up to someone else
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)