death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
iron hammer; crushing blow
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
called; known as; that; to say
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in accordance with; according to
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why