to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
directions; instructions; orders; command
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose sight of; to miss
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
historical play; period drama
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
accurate; correct; precise; exact
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom