to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
impression; strong belief; conviction
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
now that; since; so long as; because
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
form; shape; figure; visage
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
attendance; presence; appearance
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio