chair; stool; post; office; position
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
scene; sight; scenario; setting
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
declaration; proclamation; announcement
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to spread; to be propagated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be prolonged; to drag on
it is not (like that) either
breaking off an engagement
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
going through; going via; going by way of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be reminded of; to call to mind