it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something like ...; something called ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
misfortunes never come singly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
on-the-spot investigation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
cannot be helped; unavoidable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
stairs; stairway; staircase
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)