circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be kind to; to treat kindly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be silent; to say nothing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance