influence; effect; impact
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
war; fighting; fierce competition
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
incompetent; have no merit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sense of values; values; value system
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be silent; to say nothing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
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)
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization