but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to invest someone with a fief; to enfeoff
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
such ... as; or some such
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
performance of one's official duties
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
training range; training grounds; training area
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to change (one's clothes)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it