to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
on the other hand; at the same time
system; institution; organization; organisation
to go ahead; to pull ahead
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
very recently; in the very recent past
proposal; motion; recommendation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
general idea; concept; notion
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
hearsay; learning by hearsay
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
future; possible; potential; prospective
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
guaranteed; authentic; certified