a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
accurate; correct; precise; exact
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
otherwise; or else; if not
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression