was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
cooperation; collaboration
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
ruler; monarch; sovereign
that is to say; so that means
direct descent; direct line
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
point card; loyalty card; reward card
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
close; intimate; on good terms
shopping; purchased goods
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be surprised; to be astonished
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that