leading figure; influential figure; mogul
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
plural; multiple; several
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
reason; cause; circumstances
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways