associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
while; even though; despite
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
establishment; settlement
time; season; period; phase; stage
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
chance; opportunity; occasion
(one) letter; (one) character
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to like; to love; to be fond of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
personage; person (deserving of respect)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
economic strength; economic power; economic might
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
one by one; in detail; minutely