on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to take over; to hand over
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to cease; to stop; to be over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to make an appearance; to show up
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
personal; individual; private
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
preference; priority; precedence
war; fighting; fierce competition
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to have a bitter experience
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service