to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to take off one's glasses
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
the place for; the time for; the level of
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
magic marker; felt-tip pen
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
reason; logic; method; system; order
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
outline; summary; argument
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
police identification card
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
again; once more; a second time
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
great success; happy result; good result