first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
leader (of an alliance); leading power
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to take command; to give direction
had better ...; had better not ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
enemy territory; hostile place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
believable; credible; trustworthy
recommendation; referral; endorsement
having both wisdom and courage
how; in what way; how about; questionable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection