increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sincere; honest; faithful
dealing with; coping with
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
military force; military strength
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
war; fighting; fierce competition
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
permission; approval; authorization; license
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
large tree; big tree; huge tree