few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
himself; yourself; herself
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
rule; reign; government; governing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
manned; occupied; piloted
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
that's the way it is; such is life