common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
God and man; heaven and man
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
identification papers; ID
achievement; feat; (arch.) brave; (arch.) valiant; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) industrious
merit (esp. order of merit)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in