authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
company director; board member
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be too numerous; to be too much
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
attendance; presence; appearance
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
although I say; although one might say; although called
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only