to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in that way; thus; so; so?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
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...
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
I see; that's right; indeed