custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
best pupil; leading disciple
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
business trip; official trip
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
same; similar; (just) like; equal
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
match; game; bout; contest
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance