clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
confidence; trust; faith; credit
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
proper; right; reasonable
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
moment by moment; hour by hour
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
although I say; although one might say; although called
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one