genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
license; permit; licence; certificate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
even though; despite; when
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
empirical; from experience