one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
government; administration
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
complete change; about-face
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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...
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
turmoil; chaos; confusion
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to rescue from; to help out of; to save