necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to be at a loss for words
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
that is to say; so that means
big problem; major issue; big controversy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(distinction of) sex; gender
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to comb down; to smooth down
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to take a breath; to take a short rest
so; therefore; and; (and) then