in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
power; might; authority; influence
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
after school (at the end of the day)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thought; consideration; thinking
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
rather; sooner; preferably
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith