to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
polite; respectful; reverent
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
specialization; specialisation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
of no interest; not interested
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
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
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
conviction; belief; confidence
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to feel a chill run down one's spine
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
guess; speculation; supposition
rational; reasonable; logical
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")