difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
such ... as; or some such
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to concern; to be related
of course; certainly; naturally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ago; since; before; previous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
constitution; rules; regulation
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be useful
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave