a long time ago; long before now
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to collect; to assemble; to gather
material (data) for one's research; research material
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
document; official papers
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
living room (Western style); sitting room
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
such; like that; in that way
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
report; notification; registration
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
headquarters; head office; main office
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(written) report or notification
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
business; errand; nature of one's business
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
in this way; along these lines; similarly
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency