custom; habit; customary practice
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
large number (of); many; majority
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to be able to manage somehow or another
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
storehouse; warehouse; godown
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so