first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
our country; our land; one's own country
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
should; must; -able; probably; likely
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be silent; to say nothing
to cut into (a conversation); to interject