good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
novel; story; (work of) fiction
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
don't you think?; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
genius; prodigy; natural gift
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
environment; surroundings; circumstances
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
disparate society; stratified society
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...