to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
materials; data; document
consequently; as a result
grasp; catch; understanding
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; by what means
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
special selection; finest pick; top pick
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
study; research; investigation
I see; that's right; indeed
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
discovery; detection; finding
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
estimate (of costs); budget
observatory; observation post
only; merely; but; no more than
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen