leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be prolonged; to drag on
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such; this sort of; like this
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
woman; female; feminine gender
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
while; even though; despite
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
possible; likely; probable
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
any more; any further; any better; any longer
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
study; research; investigation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
inheritance; something given or received
considerably; fairly; quite
eccentric; crank; oddball
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt