excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
counter seat; seat at the counter
seat at a table; place at a table
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
difficult to ...; hard to ...
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
for this very reason; that is exactly why
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
system; institution; organization; organisation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
weather forecast; weather report
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
weather; fair weather; fine weather
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well