arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
breaking off an engagement
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
as stated; verbatim; literally
caller; visitor; company; guest
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pointing out; identification
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to keep away; to keep at a distance
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to have a talk; to tell a story
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
else; in addition; besides
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
silent; silent film; silent letter
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base