ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
using as an intermediary; through
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
how long; how far; how much
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
just the other day; quite recently
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to have the privilege of doing
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
one's family; family member
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump