recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
town; city; municipal; urban
defense; defence; protection
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
toast; congratulatory cup
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
many; numerous; various; large number of
raid; RAID; redundant array of independent disks
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics