diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take over; to hand over
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
commander; general; leader
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in comparison to; rather than
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
near; close; beside; third person
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)