best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
business; trade; operations; sales
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
research; study; investigation
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
calamity; disaster; misfortune
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
based on; on the basis of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(not) a single person; (no) one
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life