marriageable age; chance of marriage
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
possible; likely; probable
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
our country; our land; one's own country
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
of no interest; not interested