it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
you (plural); all of you; you all
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
dealing with; coping with
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
wrong; different; not like that
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
rather; sooner; preferably
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous