needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
sophistication (trans: sophisticate)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
personal; individual; private
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
hostility; antagonism; opposition
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
priority; order of precedence
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
when it comes to; concerning
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
cannot be helped; unavoidable
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
naturally; of course; understandably
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
having not the slightest idea
(find) common (meeting) ground
carelessly; inattentively