number one; first; best; most; game; round
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
useless resistance; vain struggle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to repeat; to do over again
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
tool; implement; means; furniture