country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
in that way; thus; so; so?
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to loiter around; to wander about
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
among these; between these; of these
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn