serious look (on one's face); straight face
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
hereabouts; around there; that area
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
too much; excessively; too
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
second day of the month; two days
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
the same; the said; likewise
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
delicious; appetizing; appetising
casting; cast-metal object
switching over to; migration; transition
special training; intensive training; crash course
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hot topic; talk of the town
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance