first meeting; first interview with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
on bad terms; at loggerheads
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
how; in what way; by what means
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's the way it is; such is life
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
these guys; these fellows
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)