deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
seat at a table; place at a table
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
silence (not speaking); muteness
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
contest; comparison; competition
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then