clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
transactions; dealings; business
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
as (for); for; in the capacity of
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
way; method; means; resource; course
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
powerful person; influential person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
literally; to the letter; literal
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
if it is the case that ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
family; relatives; dependents; household
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather