the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
it's not like; it isn't as if
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
true to one's name; living up to one's name
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
looking over someone's shoulder
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
attendance; presence; appearance
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave off; to scrape off
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession