head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to show signs of; to appear
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
don't you think?; indicates question