considerably; fairly; quite
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
war; battle; match; game; competition
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
different opinion; objection
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
meaning; significance; sense
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party