beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
adviser; advisor; consultant
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ago; since; before; previous
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to ask a question; to ask questions
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to pass (of time); to elapse
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
close; intimate; on good terms
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again