as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in comparison to; rather than
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
coincident with; while; simultaneously
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one's possessions; ownership
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of