how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
editor (in publishing, etc.)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to begin talking; to open up
special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
how; in what way; by what means
bank; banking institution
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit