with the exception of; excepting; excluding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally