counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
carving; engraving; sculpture
to dry up completely; to become stale
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
our country; our land; one's own country
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one's house; one's home; one's family
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
special lecturer; guest lecturer
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
being in love with each other
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
job application form; employee satisfaction
neck; head; dismissal; discharge