if so; in that case; in that situation
free time; time at leisure
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
present; gift; to give a present or gift
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
passion; temper; irritability
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
cannot be compared with; no match for
past (exam) question collection
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)