good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
personal; individual; private
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
to tower over the surroundings
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be able to manage somehow or other
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
had better ...; had better not ...
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
political measures; policy
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
large number (of); many; majority
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail