means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in one's own way or style
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and; thereupon; because of that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
a short while ago; already
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
at a stroke; with a single swoop
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to feel oneself indebted to
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me