question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you say that; now that you mention it
influential person; man of importance
memory; sense; experience
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
regarding highly; attaching importance to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely