thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Japanese history; history of Japan
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
generously; liberally; magnanimously
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
one's post; place of work; workplace
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
rich person; wealthy person
results; record; grades; marks
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago