association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to sit for an examination
meaning; significance; sense
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dozens; scores of; decades
body; group; party; company; troupe
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
street; quarter; district; area
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)