speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
formal marriage interview
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
interior; inside; internal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
place; situation; position; location
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
progress; being under way
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of