complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
had better ...; had better not ...
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
troubled face; worried expression
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
never mind!; don't worry about it
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anything and everything; just about everything
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
be (that) as it may; having said that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
call; summons; convening; convocation
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to look around; to survey
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open