selection; choice; option
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
now; the present time; just now; another; more
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
everybody; every last one of them; all
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
curfew; lockdown; grounding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...