island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
incident; affair; happening; event
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fight against; to oppose; to face
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
how; in what way; by what means
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
than; from; out of; except; but; more