dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
life and death; life or death
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to correct oneself; to restate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
modesty; humility; being humble
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
main question; real issue at hand
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
quite; utterly; really; completely
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on