which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
such; this sort of; like this
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
research; study; investigation
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
highest institute of education
professor; teaching; instruction
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
literary woman; talented woman
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
modesty; humility; being humble
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great