if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
means of transportation; means of transport
establishment; settlement
wounded person; injured person
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ultimate; final; last; eventual
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
strange festival; odd festival
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
food and drink; eating and drinking
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
at work; in the midst of work; working
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide