person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
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
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to need; to require; to take; to demand
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
difference; variation; difference
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
view without saying a word; tacit permission
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate