giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to need; to call for; to require
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
instant; moment; for an instant
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to some extent; to a certain extent
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
silence; stillness; quietness
both (people); the two of them
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime