boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
already; now; no longer; not any more
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to gather; to collect; to assemble
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
attendance; participation; presence
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
hidden treasure; treasured article
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
almost; roughly; approximately
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
if so; in that case; in that situation
future (usually near); prospects
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to look around; to survey
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with