moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
business trip; official trip
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
now that; since; so long as; because
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
man; male; masculine gender
impossible; unlikely; improbable
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
illegitimate child; secret love child
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
had better ...; had better not ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
in succession; one by one
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to leave as it is; to defer
pregnancy; conception; gestation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk