to wait and see; to see how the land lies
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
results; record; grades; marks
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wherein; therein; thereinto
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
father; dad; husband; you; he
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor