staff member; employee; worker; personnel
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
on one hand; on the other hand
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
progressive (worsening disease or condition)
all; entire; whole; altogether
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana