to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
censorship; inspection; examination
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
weird; strange; mysterious
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
bet; wager; stake; gamble
just a minute; small quantity
comparatively; relatively
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
profitable plan; good plan
going through; going via; going by way of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
in deep black; in jet black