card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to know (a person); to think
no!; no no!; no, not at all
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(social) position; status
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...