hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
sign; indication; omen; symptom
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
kitchen; financial situation
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
standing statue; standing image
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
unique; peculiar; special