at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
such ... as; or some such
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
several times; a few times
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cooking; food preparation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
dozens; scores of; decades
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
export; exportation; efferent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
cookware; cooking utensil