rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
that's the way it is; such is life
to attempt; to test; to try out
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be transparent; to show through
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance