to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
husband and wife; married couple
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
then; well; so; well then
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
why; how; for what reason
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons