goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
indicate reason; infers some protest
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
surname; family name; last name
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
for today; for the time being
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
letter; missive; note; mail
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent