it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
legend; folklore; tradition
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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.)
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
general idea; concept; notion
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
specialization; specialisation
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?