in good health; alive and well; going strong
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
I see; that's right; indeed
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
consequence; outcome; result; blame
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
jealousy; roasted rice cake