authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
physical condition; state of health
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
until now; so far; up to the present
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)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
in the same way as; just like
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
point in common; common feature
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown