man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
rising; ascending; climbing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
promotion; raising of status
village headman; village mayor
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
group; party; team; squad; section
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
discovery; detection; finding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that