speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
the other day; a few days ago
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
chair; stool; post; office; position
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
go that far; to that extent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
profitable plan; good plan
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...