to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
both (people); the two of them
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...