to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
cooperation; collaboration
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
property; fortune; means; assets
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to go out and away; to leave
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to relax; to feel at home
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
position; location; base; point; site
difficult to ...; hard to ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)