according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
conviction; belief; confidence
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the matter you have been talking about
after a long time; for the first time in a while
randori (freestyle judo training)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to be lacking in options; to be too few
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how long; how much; to what extent
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion