person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
God; god; ace; king; superior person
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to accept; to receive; to agree
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
precipice; cliff; flat head
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how; in what way; in what manner
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding