the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to care for someone; to look after someone
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
furnishings; implements; equipment
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to carry; to bring (to a place)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
this and that; one thing or another
successively; one after another
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
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)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
consideration; taking into account
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to remove; to move out of the way
to run up to; to rush over
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)