demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
serious; not joking; straight
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
essence; true nature; substance; reality
personal (employee); employed; retained
restoration; repair; mending
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
promising without due consideration
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
association; society; organization; organisation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking