and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to gather strength; to take heart
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
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)
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to rank next to; to come after
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me