gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to have a reason; to have an excuse
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
be (that) as it may; having said that
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to pay attention; to be watchful
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
consideration; taking into account
each place; various places
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
beyond that point; after that
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track