very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
practical; realistic; pragmatic
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
consideration; taking into account
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to rank next to; to come after
handsome man; actor in a love scene
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
function; facility; faculty; feature
proper; right; reasonable
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in terms of; from the point of view of
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
being very popular; being in great demand
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
well known; well connected
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
going through; going via; going by way of
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to go too far; to go to excess
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
breathing of a sleeping person