to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
failure; mistake; blunder
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to crumble away; to collapse
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
performance of one's official duties
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
such ... as; or some such
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be helpful; to be useful
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cost of one's food; one's board
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag