and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be able to manage somehow or another
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impossible; unlikely; improbable
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
concession; conciliation; compromise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
place; room; margin; scope
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
eternal; unlimited; endless
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
just because; even if; even though
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as