astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
heap; pile; stack; full measure
conference room; council room
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
immediately; at once; instantly
the scruff or nape of the neck
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
practical question (problem); practical matter
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)