topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
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)
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
since; henceforth; ever since
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
otherwise; or else; if not
to serve; to work for; to attend
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
such; this sort of; like this