to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
priority; order of precedence
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
not caring; not giving a damn
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
two times; twice; two degrees
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
danger; peril; hazard; risk
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to talk (a person) down; to confute
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
not necessarily so; is not always true
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
speech and conduct; words and deeds
independent action; acting alone