charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
ideally; if one were to wish for more
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
several minutes; a few minutes
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to be lacking in options; to be too few
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
heating power; thermal power; firepower
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
comfort; consolation; diversion
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
as much as one can; as much as possible
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
leaving a matter to chance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
headband; hair band; hairband
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)