matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
I see; that's right; indeed
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in this way; thus; such; uh...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...