sincere; honest; faithful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
topic of discussion; agenda
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
future prospects; promise
how; in what way; how about
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to live; to make a living; to get on with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; how about; questionable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intensification; aggravation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
please (give me); please (do for me)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case