from afar; over a great distance; all the way
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
how; in what way; how about; questionable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
anonymity; using an assumed name
providing information; provision of information; information provision
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
big corporation; major firm; leading company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
war; fighting; fierce competition
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
future; possible; potential; prospective
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
participation; joining; entry
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to talk; to chat; to chatter
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)