to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
digital voice recorder; field recorder
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be brief and to the point; to be succinct
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
how; in what way; I wonder
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class