to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
situation; state of things; current affairs
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
government; administration; ministry
the United States and the United Kingdom; America and Britain; American-British; Anglo-American
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen