to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
way (of doing); manner; method; means
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
imagination; supposition; guess
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
surely; certainly; without doubt
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after