that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
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)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
to be profitable; to yield a profit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sublime; noble; high-minded
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
every year; yearly; annually
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to have one's name entered (in a list)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...