large number (of); many; majority
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
document; official papers
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
connection; link; relationship
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
main; principal; chief; primary; major
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
matter to be checked or investigated
materials; data; document
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to discuss; to talk together
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
maintaining the status quo
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to have a talk; to tell a story
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)