one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
meaning; significance; sense
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personality; character; individuality; personhood
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
when it becomes; when it comes to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
essence; true nature; substance; reality
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to amuse oneself; to make merry
soldier; combatant; warrior
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
contradiction; inconsistency