it's not like; it isn't as if
general mobilization; full mobilization
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to take up residence; to settle in
gazing at (in wonderment)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
total; sum total; total amount
ten; 10; ten years of age
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
senior; veteran; old-timer
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
refutation; rebuttal; retort
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)