reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
but; however; although; though
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
here and there; in places
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
either way; in any case; one way or another
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
not yet known; unknown; strange