called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(enter into, be in) a state of war
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as you see; as you can see
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
please; somehow or other; one way or another
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
go that far; to that extent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw