just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
absence; disregard; indifference
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to telephone; to make a phone call
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(not) a single person; (no) one
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
the way one works; one's working manner
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
compassionate; sympathetic
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
adherent; devotee; believer
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
natural virtue; personal virtue
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
mobilization; mobilisation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
chief; main; principal; major
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly