I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to be able to manage somehow or another
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage