deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
training; drill; practice; discipline
teacher; instructor; professor
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
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...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
discovery; detection; finding
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site