to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
another; different; something else
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
by myself; in person; by oneself
exclusive; attached to; specialist
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
originally; by nature; from the start
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to serve; to work for; to attend
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
relation; relative; kind; cordial
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)