war; fighting; fierce competition
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
please; somehow or other; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(some) more; even more; longer; further
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means