to understand; to make out
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(not) even once; (not) ever
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
target group; target persons
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...