year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to pretend; to act (as if)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
system; institution; organization; organisation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
certificate; credentials; testimonial
pardon; remission; amnesty
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
permission; approval; authorization; license
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
prohibition; inhibition; ban
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
ability; performance; efficiency
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that; the matter in question
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)