than; from; out of; except; but; more
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
individual; private person; personal; private
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
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)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully