to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
programme; program; plans; arrangements
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
same; similar; (just) like; equal
impossible to do (although wants to)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
bringing about; cause; provocation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
how many people; a number of people
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger