narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
surely (not); certainly (not)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
one by one; one each; one at a time
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
tune (melody, piece of music)
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
individual; private person; personal; natural person
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
each house; every house; many houses
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
joint struggle; common (united) front
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
examining room; consultation room
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to run around; to bustle about