important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
share (in a company); stock
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...