common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
real intention; true motive; true meaning
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be dead; to be lifeless
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to make sense; to be meaningful
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to ask a question; to ask questions
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
upward glance; upturned eyes
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
protracted war; war of attrition
complete change; about-face
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
leather; leathercloth; razor
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident