above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
almost (did); nearly (did)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
employment quota; number of positions available
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to stick into; to pierce; to run into