cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fate; destiny; predestination
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be helpful; to be useful
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
beginning; outset; first; onset
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
antiquity; the previous era
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
soldier; combatant; warrior
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
living together; communal life; cohabitation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to face; to go towards; to head towards
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old