to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
number; number plate; license plate
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
flight; desertion; escape
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
course; route; path; process; means
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
one by one; one at a time; in turn
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
proposal; proposition; suggestion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
such ... as; or some such
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on