speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
international; diplomatic intercourse
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
while; during; while; although; all; both
battlefield; battleground
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
military forces; hosts; troops
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
composed expression; clear face
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response