to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
section manager; section chief
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
journal; magazine; periodical
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 have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
program (e.g. TV); programme
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tension; mental strain; nervousness
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date