careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
second (unit of time); arc second
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
general election (of the lower house)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
together; at the same time; same; identical
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to move forward; to move on
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
that's the way it is; such is life
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead