to congratulate; to celebrate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
that's too bad; too bad for you!
although I say; although one might say; although called
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
medical expenses; doctor's bill
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
last night; yesterday evening
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade