unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
god of war; (fig.) war hero
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
receiving an electric shock