to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to forget to say; to forget to mention
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
means; way; method; measure
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)