first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
preservation; retainment; keeping
had better ...; had better not ...
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
please (give me); please (do for me)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
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)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material