while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to encamp; to take up positions
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
being somewhat excited (agitated)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to score points with (a person)
intimidation; threat; bluster
quarrel; dispute; argument
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
distortion; falsification; perversion