popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
close; intimate; on good terms
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
long time; long interval; for quite some time
sundry; various; assorted
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ex-husband; former husband
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
when it becomes; when it comes to
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)