appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
picking; collecting; harvesting
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
everyday life; daily life
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in the same way as; just like
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
silence (not speaking); muteness
beyond human understanding
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
single word; a few words; brief comment
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)