to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to spread; to be propagated
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
trouble; bother; annoyance
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
of course; certainly; naturally
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
debt collector; bill collector
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow