toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
optimist; easy-going person
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
the other day; some time ago; recently
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
from the viewpoint of; according to
all but dead; half killed
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to give directions; to issue instructions
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
delay; putting off; procrastination
out of character; unlike one
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
continuation; succession; series; continuous
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely