chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down; to take a seat
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
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.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
beginning; outset; first; onset
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
world; society; people; the public
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
such ... as; or some such
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
important point; point to make note of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)