to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be helpful; to be useful
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
way; method; means; resource; course
again (and again); once again; yet again
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
danger; peril; hazard; risk
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged