valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
locker room; changing room; dressing room
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
acting ability; talent as a performer
to take away; to carry away
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
all night long; all through the night
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lay aside; to set aside
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
air of luxury; high class feel
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing