to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
late at night; at a late hour
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
stirring; rousing oneself
although I say; although one might say; although called
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
close to the wall; alongside the wall
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters