use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
middle of the night; dead of night
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
job hunting; job searching
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
delicious; appetizing; appetising
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
sincere; honest; faithful
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
notice; attention; observation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately