it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
originally; by nature; from the start
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
commandant; commanding officer; general
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
practice; practising; training; study
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
alone; by oneself; on one's own
danger; peril; hazard; risk
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well