perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
attendant; valet; servant; follower
if you think about it; come to think of it
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
environment; surroundings; circumstances
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
essential; important; crucial; vital; main