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)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pride; dignity; self-respect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
war; fighting; fierce competition
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
royal capital; imperial capital
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
duty; obligation; responsibility
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 ...
defense; defence; protection