nobility; aristocracy; peerage
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
tool; implement; means; furniture
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be embarrassed; to lose face
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the same rank; equality; apposition
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher