to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
imagination; supposition; guess
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
supply; provision; service; supply
regret; repentance; remorse
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
different opinion; objection
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
why; how; for what reason