cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
entreaty; supplication; petition
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
since when; from when; how long
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
duty; function; office; mission; task