to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
opening a business; opening a practice
contract; compact; agreement
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
postponement; adjournment
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself