to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one's post; place of work; workplace
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
our country; our land; one's own country
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
polite; respectful; reverent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
speech; expression; wording; language
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
something like ...; something called ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)