style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
rest; break; recess; intermission
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to have a reason; to have an excuse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
by means of; due to; because of; according to
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
place; situation; position; location
beyond that point; after that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)