though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
while; even though; despite
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pile up; to accumulate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to pierce through; to break through
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
while; during; performed in this condition
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)