confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to whine; to make feeble complaints
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
having said that; on the other hand
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
long time; long interval; for quite some time
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
special promotion (in rank or grade)
such ... as; or some such