when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
continuation; succession; series
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
in swarms; in great crowds
process; course; mechanism
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
planning; project; plan; design
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
literally; to the letter; literal
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
I see; that's right; indeed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together