counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
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
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
two persons; two people; pair; couple
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
a question of whether or not someone should resign
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...