feeling; sense; impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
progress; advance; improvement; development
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
manners; behavior; behaviour
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
scandal; deplorable event
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)