matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
if it is the case that ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
junior high school student; middle school pupil
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
March; third month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
because of; owing to; due to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
large number (of); many; majority