face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
our country; our land; one's own country
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
leadership; initiative; spearhead
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
consideration; taking into account
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one by one; one at a time; in turn
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on bad terms; at loggerheads
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
large number (of); many; majority
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to accept; to receive; to agree
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)