this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
popular person; favorite; favourite
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
manner (with others); attitude
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
why; how; for what reason
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
observation; survey; watching