to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
military man; warrior; soldier
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
late at night; at a late hour
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
confidence; trust; faith; credit
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
divorce; dissolution of adoption
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance