if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
our country; our land; one's own country
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to serve; to work for; to attend
greeting; a fine thing to say
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
attendance; presence; appearance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
negative emotions; negative feelings
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
mediator; manager; caretaker
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality