peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
time; hour; period; class
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
heir; inheritor; successor
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
if you think about it; come to think of it
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
after that; afterwards; thereafter