indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
like this; this sort; this way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
profitable plan; good plan
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I see; that's right; indeed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
position; location; base; point; site
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
intelligence gathering; information gathering