pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
tool; implement; means; furniture
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
while; during; while; although; all; both
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
continuing one's education into university
failure; mistake; blunder
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why