confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
myself; yourself; I; me; you
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
time; hour; period; class
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
with a crack; with a smash
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)