new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
front company (for an organized crime operation)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
settlement; solution; resolution
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to