isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
incident; affair; happening; event
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
worst; worst-case (scenario)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
ago; since; before; previous
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
because of; owing to; due to
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
green light; (giving) permission; OK
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
scale; scope; plan; structure
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sour look; surly face; pout
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command