if you think about it; come to think of it
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
ability; capability; skill
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
administration (of medicine)
cripple; disabled person; invalid
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
again; once more; a second time
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
indicate reason; infers some protest
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
foundation stone; cornerstone
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass