story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
since one was born; (in) all one's life
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
great difference; major mistake
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
evening meal; dinner; supper
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
whispering into a person's ear
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bad influence; negative influence
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
being startled; getting a shock
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency