promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to need; to call for; to require
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
than; from; out of; except; but; more
common people; ordinary people; masses
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to squash; to crush; to flatten
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
extended leave; long vacation
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)