to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
such; like that; that sort of
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
how; in what way; how about; questionable
man; male; masculine gender
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
minimum; at the very least
how; in what way; how about
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
when it becomes; when it comes to
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix