before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
heterosexual person; straight person
student (esp. a university student)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
number of readers (of a magazine, newspaper, etc.); readership
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
parents and siblings; one's relatives
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
pride; boast; credit (to)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour