without; but if; otherwise; or else
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
is something that; is that which
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
emperor (of Japan); mikado
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
don't you think?; indicates question
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice