essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
leading; guiding; commanding
adviser; advisor; consultant
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to need; to call for; to require
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to approach; to draw near
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
twice; again; second time
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
even more; still more; further
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to press a question; to cross-examine
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to strangle; to constrict
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
bento; Japanese box lunch
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)