humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bird; bard (esp. in RPG games)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
time; season; period; phase; stage
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
plural; multiple; several
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
aviator; flying ace; birdman
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining