the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
not limited to; not just ...
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
comfort; consolation; diversion
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
throughout; all through; right through
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
forced laugh; forced smile
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
to shake; to waver; to tremble
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures