method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
road approaching a shrine
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement