or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pride; boast; credit (to)
this world; this life; this generation; present day
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
equality; impartiality; evenness
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
it seems so; that's what it looks like
first meeting; first interview with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to some extent; to a certain extent
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around