serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
selection; choice; option
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
general idea; concept; notion
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to blaze; to burn brightly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
end of life; death; annihilation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
while alive; during one's lifetime
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
while; during (the time when)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
study; diligence; discount; reduction
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)