early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(social) position; status
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
domestic affairs; internal administration
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it's no joke; gimme a break!
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
choices; alternatives; options
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)