(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
guaranteed; authentic; certified
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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.)
adds force or indicates command
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sour look; surly face; pout
people; citizens; subjects; folk
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to have a talk; to tell a story
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
when it becomes; when it comes to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at