place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
time; season; period; phase; stage
it is not (like that) either
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
interior; inside; internal
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
leader (of an alliance); leading power
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
system; institution; organization; organisation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after