due form; official; formality
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
interference; meddling; butting in
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
chess problem; composed shogi problem
business-to-business; inter-business; inter-enterprise; B2B
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
seeing one off; farewell; escort
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
silence (not speaking); muteness
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to detain; to check; to restrain
beyond that point; after that