banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
all present; all concerned; all of us
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
neighbourhood; neighborhood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to choke; to have trouble breathing
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
interference; meddling; butting in
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance