repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
true state; actual condition; reality
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
self control; self restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to try all possible means
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember