to be silent; to say nothing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
class; heading; group; category
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
directly opposite; right in front
lightning strike; torpedo attack
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
three days and three nights
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)