meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
godparents; foster parents
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(social) position; status
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway