mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
individual; private person; personal; natural person
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(political) power; authority; influence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
complete change; about-face
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
women's group; women's association
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to collect; to assemble; to gather
attendance; presence; appearance
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
president (of a society); chairman
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
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 ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why; how; for what reason