agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
entire world; whole world; world stage
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be needed; to be wanted
ago; since; before; previous
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
government; administration
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
dominion; territory; possession