to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
general; popular; common; typical
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
not caring; not giving a damn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important