first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
immigration check; immigration inspection
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
for use by children; for children
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item