grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
rational; logical; coherent
management; administration; operation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
(bank) balance; remainder
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
guess; speculation; supposition
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
feeling; sense; impression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
all times and places; all ages and countries
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon