some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
estimate (of costs); budget
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
being too late; losing one's final chance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
any more; any further; any better; any longer
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
originally; by nature; from the start
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
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
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
ago; since; before; previous
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)