free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
censorship; inspection; examination
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
publication; issue; launching (a publication)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to have one's name entered (in a list)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
several hundred; hundreds (of)