top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
badness; evilness; bad; evil
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
human relations; personal relationships
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
dealing with; coping with
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
theatre; theater; playhouse
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(committee) chairman; president
settlement; solution; resolution