to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to be consistent; to be coherent
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
donor; contributor; provider
person of high rank or position
in case of; at that time; at this time
even if; even though; however; no matter how
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
intended use; intended purpose
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
support; backing; patronage
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
near; close; beside; third person
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)