commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
beginning; outset; first; onset
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at that time; in those days
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
while; during; while; although; all; both
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
even though; despite; when
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless