even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in this way; thus; such; uh...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
go that far; to that extent
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
two persons; two people; pair; couple
coincident with; while; simultaneously
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
abrupt; sudden; unexpected