to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
classified information; top secret
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
again and again; repeatedly
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
concealment; suppression; hiding
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
this for sure; certainly is