in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as stated; verbatim; literally
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
smoothly; easily; readily
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
distant look; faraway look
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to be hesitant; to feel timid
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed