to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
too much; excessively; too
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
literally; to the letter; literal
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
just because; even if; even though