to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
appearance; air; condition; state; form
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be remembered; to go down in history
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
such; like that; that sort of; very
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
nice; likeable; desirable
authority; power; influence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be too numerous; to be too much
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
employment (long term); hire
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow