may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
until now; so far; up to the present
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
development; exploitation
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
enterprise; business; company; corporation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
company president; manager; director
name; given name; first name
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than