contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
largest class; top category
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
number of persons; personnel
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
there is nothing; having nothing
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
even though it is not; despite not
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
when it becomes; when it comes to
it's probably so; it stands to reason