than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
right of succession; right to the throne
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
had better ...; had better not ...
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
reopening; resumption; restarting
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something