inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
final; eventual; ultimate
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
future (usually near); prospects
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
and; thereupon; because of that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
small; fine; detailed; stingy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing