though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; trade; operations; sales
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
continuation; succession; series; continuous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
house of an imperial prince
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
all present; all concerned; all of us
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)