if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
camping; campground; making camp
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
honorific/polite/humble prefix
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
alone; unaided; away from home
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
ability; performance; efficiency
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into