in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
intended use; intended purpose
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
such; this sort of; like this
shady; underhanded; questionable
supply; provision; raising; procurement
in person; personally; directly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
number one; first; best; most; game; round
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
twice; again; second time
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
government service; the bureaucracy
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hammer out the details; to work out details
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
and yet; though; when; in spite of