to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
considerably; fairly; quite
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
number one; first; best; most; game; round
competent; suitable; qualified
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to increase; to add to; to augment
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
coordinator; coordinating role
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
progress; being under way
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
rational; reasonable; logical