to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to summon courage; to be brave
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do