to collect; to assemble; to gather
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
suffix for familiar person
pupil; student; schoolchild
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so