same; similar; (just) like; equal
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
last night; yesterday evening
proper; respectable; decent; honest
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to translate; to interpret
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move