certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
(a person's) appearance; looks
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
a person without a single relative
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
rare (or peculiar) animal
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
marital relationship; marital relations
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
people; men and women; each person; everybody
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to sell off; to sell completely
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)