position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
existence; being; presence
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
as stated; verbatim; literally
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
don't you think?; indicates question
departure from a country; leaving a country
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
such; this sort of; like this
how; in what way; how about; questionable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?