market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
literally; to the letter; literal
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
something like ...; something called ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
as (for); for; in the capacity of
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
half and half; fifty-fifty
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
feeling; sense; impression
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach