to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
participation; joining; entry; adherence
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
explanation; interpretation
incident; affair; happening; event
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
way; method; means; resource; course
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
that is to say; so that means
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
at work; in the midst of work; working
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start