introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
competing; competition; auction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
form; shape; figure; morph
perfect; complete; flawless
to express (in words); to confess
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
dozens; scores of; decades
just one person; only one
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in