paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
seajack; seajacking; ship hijacking
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
android; artificial human; robot
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to take over; to hand over
form; shape; figure; visage
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
really; truly; indeed; good grief
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)