first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I see; that's right; indeed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
telecommunications; correspondence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
100,000; hundred thousand
scale; scope; plan; structure
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ago; since; before; previous
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ceremony; celebration; law code
until now; so far; up to the present
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking