companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
common people; ordinary people; masses
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
charming; fascinating; attractive
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
developed country; advanced country
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
author; writer; novelist; artist
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
business world; business circles; (the) industry
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
script; screenplay; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress