prime minister; premier; chancellor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
by myself; in person; by oneself
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to serve; to work for; to attend
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
surroundings; environs; circumference
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
world; society; people; the public
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
nothing but; except; no more than
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise