when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
retort; back talk; backchat
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
set meal; special (of the day)
menu; schedule; program; menu
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
care; precaution; guarding; caution
sudden change; complete change
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)