to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
chief vassal; senior statesman
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
immediately; right away; on the spot
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)