to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
inheritance; succession to property
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
that; the matter in question
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to turn towards; to point
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
two times; twice; two degrees
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act