to escape from; to get out
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
because of; owing to; due to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
very much; very many; more and more
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice