to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
at work; in the midst of work; working
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
trauma (usu. psychological)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
to state; to express; to mention
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
please (give me); please (do for me)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
like this; this sort; this way
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post