structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
simply put; putting it simply; in short
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
half the body; half length
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
will not do; do not; does not
to have confidence in one's own abilities
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach