exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
timewasting; killing time
ancient Shinto music and dancing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
outline; summary; argument
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to fight against; to oppose; to face
true state; actual condition; reality
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
strong interaction; strong force
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being