first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be worried; to be troubled
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
many; numerous; various; large number of
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
God; god; ace; king; superior person
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to face; to go towards; to head towards