second; number two; runner-up
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
matter for the police; brush with the law
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to affect; to impact; to influence
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to push back; to press back; to force back
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu