favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
independent state; independent nation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
participation; joining; entry; adherence
reopening; resumption; restarting
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
conviction; belief; confidence
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)