cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
one's way back; one's way home
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to cease; to stop; to be over
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
head; brains; intelligence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
late at night; small hours of the morning
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
such; like that; in that way
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
something like ...; something called ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago