speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be helpful; to be useful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to comfort; to console; to amuse
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unprecedented; never seen before
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in that manner; like that
carefree; free from worry
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
wages; pay; rental payment
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)