if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
had better ...; had better not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be silent; to say nothing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to talk; to chat; to chatter
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
near; close by; within reach; familiar
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
while; even though; despite
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
height (of body); stature
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
number of articles; quantity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on