certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
the other day; a few days ago
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
considerably; fairly; quite
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
correction; revision; amendment
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to spit out; to eject; to dump
such ... as; or some such
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
kindness; intimacy; friendship
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)