centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(political) power; authority; influence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
when it becomes; when it comes to
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
of no interest; not interested
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to frolic about; to mess around
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear