fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to be sooty; to be stained
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
birdwatching; bird watching
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to go downhill; to go down a slope