standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to lend an ear to; to listen to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
wrong; different; not like that
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
liquid crystal television
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
theatre; theater; playhouse
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
something like ...; something called ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble