to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
declaration; proclamation; announcement
historic; historical; traditional
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
training; drill; practice; discipline
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
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...
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
royal capital; imperial capital
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
form; shape; figure; visage
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections