when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
superior; superiors; senior
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
primitive; crude; archaic
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
scene; spectacle; sight; view
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
individual; private person; personal; natural person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
fighting stance; fighting pose