to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
more than usual (usu. time)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
for the first time in one's life
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
international; diplomatic intercourse
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
road through the middle; middle road
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
place; position; location; position; standing; status
in that manner; like that
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe