that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to recall; to remember; to recollect
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
successive generations; successive emperors
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
distinction; differentiation; classification
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
difficult to ...; hard to ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one person; another name; nickname; alias
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fully prepared; all ready
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
marking; grading; scoring