to have the privilege of doing
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
whereabout; about where; how much
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to pitch forward; to fall forward
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
even though; despite; when
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to rush over; to run up to
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)