both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
whichever one chooses; either way
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
belief; faith; conviction
based on; on the basis of
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
secret; private; surreptitious
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
place; room; margin; scope
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
limited; limiting; restrictive
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce