success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
probability; likelihood; chances
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
percent; per cent; percentage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to be smeared; to be covered
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
headquarters; head office; main office
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
now; the present time; just now; another; more
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to