leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how; in what way; how about; questionable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus