important; momentous; essential; principal; major
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ask; to enquire; to query
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to put on airs; to assume importance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much