friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
many; numerous; various; large number of
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to hide; to conceal oneself
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
observation; survey; watching
with a friendly grin; smilingly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
such; this sort of; like this
I see; that's right; indeed
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight