decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
postponement; deferment; adjournment
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to harm; to cause harm to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to make an appeal; to urge
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
riskiness; (level of) danger
development; exploitation
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to apologize; to apologise
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
(period of) a year; during an era
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour