the front; honest; upright; decent
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to sit down; to take a seat
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
importing goods privately; private importing
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
becoming active; increase in activity
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
spare time; free time; leisure time
to pass (of time); to elapse
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
memories; recollections; reminiscence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to get tired out; to be exhausted
choice; selection; option
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
person concerned; interested party; related party
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness