attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cannot be helped; unavoidable
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cash bonus; reward; bounty
main office; this office; this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price