beyond this point; from now on; after this
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
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
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
inside; interior; inner part
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
family; members of a family
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.