one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
impossible to do (although wants to)
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
emperor (of Japan); mikado
great master of go; great master of shogi
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something