tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
weak point; unskillfulness
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course; to make flutter (in the wind); to fly (a flag)
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.; labia minora; inner lips
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
several people; a few people
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
absorption; suction; attraction
one edge; one end; one side
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker