to fight against; to oppose; to face
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
silence; stillness; quietness
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess