once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
system; institution; organization; organisation
in accordance with; according to
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
diligent; hard-working; industrious
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
powerful person; influential person
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to complain; to make a complaint
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)