pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
standard; set; routine; decided
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable