opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
preliminary arrangements; spade work
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
action; operation; effect; function
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)