direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
back off!; leave me alone!
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to fall ill; to be taken ill
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
six; sixth (interval, chord)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
none of your business; not your concern
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate