top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
way of speaking; intimation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that's the way it is; such is life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to put up (a notice); to post
understood; I see; OK; present; here
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
older sister; lass; young lady
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)