by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
information technology; IT
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
emperor (of Japan); mikado
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lose one's way; to get lost
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
amount of material resources
to squash; to crush; to flatten
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
area within a window or GUI display
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
not yet known; unknown; strange
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every