with the exception of; excepting; excluding
stealthily; secretly; in secret
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
almost; roughly; approximately
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
adds force or indicates command
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
that's the way it is; such is life
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairway; staircase
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits