because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
nice; likeable; desirable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
with these words; while saying
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to lie down; to throw oneself down
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to pass (of time); to elapse
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(large) house; residence; mansion
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style