about; on; regarding; per; for every
how much; how many; to what extent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
material; materials; data; information; documents
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
magazine; journal; periodical
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
article; news story; report; account
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out