as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
please; somehow or other; one way or another
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
older brother; elder brother
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
silence (not speaking); muteness
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to have a talk; to tell a story
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
going into battle; departure for the front
such; this sort of; like this
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is the case that ...
successive generations; successive emperors
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
our country; our land; one's own country
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly