to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
superiority complex; sense of superiority
speech and conduct; words and deeds
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat