where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
within; inside of; less than
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to say; to tell; to state; to do
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage