opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
living thing; living creature; animal; life
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
custom; habit; customary practice
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
half and half; fifty-fifty
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
in the meanwhile; during the time
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
loveable; very likeable; like very much
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto