equipment; device; installation; stage setting
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
reality; actuality; hard fact
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
in one's own way or style
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
preference; priority; precedence
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
guardian; protector; patron; parent
incident; affair; happening; event
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to like; to love; to be fond of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
restoration; repair; mending
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
second marriage; remarriage
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)