to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
exit; way out; outlet; vent
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
difficult to approach; inaccessible
transactions; dealings; business
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
from the beginning; from scratch
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
if you think about it; come to think of it
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-