to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
all present; all concerned; all of us
to gather; to collect; to assemble
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
modesty; humility; being humble
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
surroundings; environs; circumference
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
all; entire; whole; altogether
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
I see; that's right; indeed
participation; joining; entry
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)