to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
killing time; staving off boredom
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to flare up; to burst into flames
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hostility; animosity; enmity
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to stay (at); to stop (at)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances