in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
Japanese person; Japanese people
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
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.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
general idea; concept; notion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now