position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
one end; an end; part; fragment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
document; official papers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
time; season; period; phase; stage
go that far; to that extent
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to feel; to sense; to experience
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
frame; framework; outline
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen