number one; first; best; most; game; round
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
number of times; frequency; count
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
world; society; people; the public
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
such; this sort of; like this
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
feeling; sense; impression
that; the matter in question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)