connection; link; relationship
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
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
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
imposing stance; daunting pose
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
last run (of a train); last race; retirement race
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst