with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
one's (official) authority; power
deviation; departure; omission
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
glossy black hair; green hair
great commander; famous commander
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to take (be in) charge of
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
something like ...; something called ...
first of all; in the first place
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
broth made of fish and vegetables
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to put into the mouth; to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth