-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
how; in what way; how about
war; fighting; fierce competition
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
because of; owing to; due to
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
empress (consort); queen (consort)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)