policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
another; different; something else
to explain adequately; to be accountable
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
without cause; without reason
rather; better; instead; if anything
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one more time; once more; once again
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
each house; every house; many houses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
changing clothes; change of clothes