to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
national border; provincial border
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important point; strategic position; key point
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
at once; immediately; right now
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get