to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
hello; good day; good afternoon
speaking voice; talking voice
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
former (incumbent); predecessor
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
exchanging business cards
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial