distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ; to vary; to disagree
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
number one; first; best; most; game; round
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
considerably; fairly; quite
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
meaning; significance; sense