tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
roadside speech; soapbox speech
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to speak; to say; to vocalize
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to throw at; to turn; to raise
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
establishment; settlement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to use (something) as a selling point