what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
close; intimate; on good terms
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
that's the way it is; such is life
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
time; season; period; phase; stage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to feel inferior; to feel small
to be worried; to be troubled
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
will not do; do not; does not
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
practice; practising; training; study
this and that; one thing or another
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?