trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
empirical; from experience
is never the case; has never happened
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
right in the center (centre)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
orders; instructions; directive; command
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
unexpected meeting; coincidence
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
video game (played on a home console)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
head; lead; vanguard; first
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone