yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
foreign; abroad; overseas
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
such ... as; or some such
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
name; given name; first name
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study