focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
it hasn't been long since
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to die (in action, in one's youth)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
observation; survey; watching
one by one; in detail; minutely
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
green light; (giving) permission; OK
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to stop walking; to pause
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)