ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
preference; priority; precedence
to discuss; to talk together
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
position; location; base; point; site
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
surveillance camera; security camera
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to come and go; to go back and forth
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
time; hour; period; class
dozens; scores of; decades
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
around the world; throughout the world
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)