to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
speech; expression; wording; language
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
previous engagement; prior contract
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
great love; passionate affair
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be able to manage somehow or another
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless