speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
skill involving the hands; craft
conviction; belief; confidence
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
person concerned; interested party; related party
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
demotion; relegation; downgrading
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
just because; even if; even though
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to state; to express; to mention
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
question; inquiry; enquiry
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways