difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to call in; to invite; to bring in
choices; alternatives; options
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sincere; earnest; serious
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
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)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
had better ...; had better not ...
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
without; but if; otherwise; or else
when it comes to ...; as for ...
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
just the other day; quite recently
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post