and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
soldier; combatant; warrior
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
how; in what way; by what means
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
from now; from this moment; henceforth
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
founder; originator; pioneer
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
three times; thrice; third (interval)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by means of; due to; because of; according to
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
same family (race, tribe)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade