it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
those (near the second person)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(made of) stone; stone-built
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live; to reside; to inhabit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull