decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
respect and affection; love and respect
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
then; well; so; well then
else; in addition; besides
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be touching; to be moving
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
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.)