troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
that's the way it is; such is life
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
fine performance; excellent acting
trial; judgement; judgment
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
doctors; teachers; lawyers
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
SMS; short message service
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
near oneself; close to one; familiar
the five fingers; leading five; top five
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
(in) his way; peculiar to him
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
another dimension; different level; whole other level
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)