to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
question; inquiry; enquiry
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
planning; plan; project; arrangements
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by