to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to pass (of time); to elapse
long ago; already; a long time ago
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
look!; there!; here!; that is
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
if so; in that case; in that situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
instant; moment; for an instant
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
use; utilization; utilisation; application
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study