force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
recommendation; referral; endorsement
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
near; close; beside; third person
difficult to ...; hard to ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to play a leading role; to play a central part
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
that's the way it is; such is life
clerk at the information desk
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bird; bard (esp. in RPG games)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
apparently; appears to be