counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
time; season; period; phase; stage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations