common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
private tutor; coach; governess
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
absorption; suction; attraction
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
when it becomes; when it comes to
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
that day; the very same day
official business; public business
preference; priority; precedence
to have time free; to have time to spare
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep