it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that is to say; so that means
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
that's the way it is; such is life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
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
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
property; fortune; means; assets
in terms of; from the point of view of
be (that) as it may; having said that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea