affirmation; affirmative (logic)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to summon; to get used to call
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in accordance with; according to
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule