dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
from the viewpoint of; according to
head; brains; intellect; understanding
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to say; to tell; to state; to do
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
odds and ends; all; every
to be transparent; to show through
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
firmly; solidly; heartily
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares