off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
ultimate; final; last; eventual
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to discuss; to talk together
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to become dim; to become blurred
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
on the occasion of; at the time of
reasoning; logic; persuasion
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips