the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
don't you think?; indicates question
no matter how much time passes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment