at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
gifted man; accomplished man
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
troops; group members; team members
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak