letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
race (of people); type of person
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to increase; to add to; to augment
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
salvation (of the world); saving the world
experience; history; record; career
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
travelling alone; solitary journey
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
position; job; employment; opening
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so