custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
duty; obligation; responsibility
first meeting; first interview with
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
though; notwithstanding; although
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to pass (of time); to elapse
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
training; drill; practice; discipline
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
sincere; honest; faithful
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be softened; to calm down
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable