absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
surname; family name; last name
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
this and that; one thing or another
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
common knowledge; well-known fact
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
bombshell announcement (statement)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
fish salted and dried overnight
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
final adjustment; final coordination
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to leave this world; to die