breadwinner; biggest earner
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
in accordance with; according to
correspondence; exchange of letters
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
shooting range; firing range
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
anodized aluminum; anodised aluminium
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
together with; same; both; all; including ...
thickly; stickily; viscously