to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
respiratory tract; air duct
both (people); the two of them
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
convenient; handy; useful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
choices; alternatives; options
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
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)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
notice; attention; observation
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support