common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
all present; all concerned; all of us
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
support; backing; aid; assistance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rest; break; recess; intermission
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
common knowledge; well-known fact
to approach; to draw near
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
after that; afterwards; thereafter
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap