to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
twice; again; second time
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
after that; afterwards; thereafter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to say; to be called; to do
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
unconfirmed; unidentified
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
duty; function; office; mission; task
group; party; team; squad; section
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...