horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
meaning; significance; sense
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
yes and no; for and against
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to repeat; to do something over again
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context