globalization; globalisation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
choice; selection; option
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
question; inquiry; enquiry
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
such ... as; or some such
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
the other day; a few days ago
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp