bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
proposal; proposition; suggestion
innocent; cherubic; childlike
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lightly; easily; carelessly
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
military officer; naval officer
that day; the very same day
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice