cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
beautification; glorification
outline; summary; argument
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
unless one ...; if one does not ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
worst; poor and boring; uncool
(not) so much; (not) that much
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
how dare ...; how could ...
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
double suicide; lovers' suicide
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to jump upon (a moving object)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)