a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
speech; tongue; talk; dialect; brogue; accent
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
while alive; during one's lifetime
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
river; stream; River; the ... river
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
while; even though; despite
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(Japanese) imperial succession