average value; mean value; mean; expectation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be relieved of one's post
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to put one's life on the line
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
looking depressed; long face
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
particular; hard to please; fussy
great cause; moral law; justice
person of doubtful origin
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to care for someone; to look after someone
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
orphan; person without friends
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
another thing; other things; another man's property
employer's house; master's house
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)