defense; defence; protection
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
class-A; A class; A grade
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to increase; to add to; to augment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how; in what way; in what manner
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
strong person; the strong; the powerful
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.)
another's parent; another's parents
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored