ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
reaching; attaining; arrival
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
soldier; combatant; warrior
while; during; while; although; all; both
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
tenth day of the month; ten days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one's husband; one's wife
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner