to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
function; facility; faculty; feature
vitality; energy; dynamism
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
perfect; complete; flawless
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to take away; to carry off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to have an idea; to have a clue
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
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.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
a few years ago; some years back