to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
chances of winning (a bet); odds
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach