where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
on duty; at work; while working
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
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
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
at work; in the midst of work; working
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be silent; to say nothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
such; this sort of; like this
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)