funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
progress; advance; improvement; development
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
around the world; throughout the world
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
starting (construction) work
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
making practical; making useful; implementing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)