rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
innumerable; countless; numberless
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
while; even though; despite
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
with all one's strength; with all one's might
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to anticipate; to foresee
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
almost; roughly; approximately
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize