manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to be tired of looking at
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
crops; agricultural produce