session (of a legislature)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
a little bit; a little while
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to say; to be called; to do
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
tenth day of the month; ten days
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove