natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
communication skills; communication ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
at that time; in those days
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
talk; story; conversation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate