(not so) much; (not) very
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
those (near the second person)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to speak ill of; to disparage
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(political) power; authority; influence
power map; power structure; power relationships
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
how long; how much; to what extent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
imagination; supposition; guess
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
in the future; another day; later
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
family; members of a family
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
estimate (of costs); budget
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
defense; defence; guard; policing; security