number of times; frequency; count
but; however; provided that
continuation; succession; series
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
duty; obligation; responsibility
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
tedious; boring; being fed up with
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(written) contract; agreement
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
regular matches in an official tournament
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned