winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
you could say; you might say; verging on the
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ring; band; ring; circum-
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
beginning; outset; first; onset
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character