to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
if it is the case that ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wizard; wizard (software); setup assistant
sales; selling; marketing
form; method; system; formula
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
one's way back; one's way home
street at night; making a night journey
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment