(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
busy; having no time (for)
and then; and so; and; so then
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
arbitration; intercession; mediation
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
schedule; program; programme; agenda
January; first month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
strip-searching; security check
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
filtration; filtering; percolation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
fabric softener; fabric conditioner