to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
proper; respectable; decent; honest
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to surround; to crowd around
matter of concern and interest
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed