various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
(not) even once; (not) ever
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
pressure; oppression; suppression
by means of; due to; because of; according to
death by suffocation; death by choking
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
press conference; news conference
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
question; inquiry; enquiry
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
detour; circuitous route; diversion
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)