to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
convenient; handy; useful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
choices; alternatives; options
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that; the matter in question
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except