country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
one's house; one's home; one's family
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
next term; next period; next version; next release
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
largest class; top category
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close; intimate; on good terms
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely