to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
again and again; repeatedly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
declaration; proclamation; announcement
confidence; trust; faith; credit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone