one's own property; possessions
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
difference; variation; difference
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel; to sense; to experience
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to differ; to vary; to disagree
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
to have a talk; to tell a story
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be found; to be discovered
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
near oneself; close to one; familiar
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
serious; not joking; straight
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to speak; to hear a voice
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease