everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pass (of time); to elapse
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
just because; even if; even though
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding