in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
foreign enemy; outside invader
until now; so far; up to the present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to turn towards; to point
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
great cause; moral law; justice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
accumulation; accumulate; store
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament