(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
charming; fascinating; attractive
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
holding two or more positions concurrently
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
general; popular; common; typical
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
long time; several hours; long spell
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
these days; nowadays; recently; lately