foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
since when; from when; how long
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
useless resistance; vain struggle
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
fee; charge; rate; material
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle