dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
two times; twice; two degrees
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cooperation; collaboration
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
all; entire; whole; altogether
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
myself; yourself; I; me; you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
country; territory; domain; realm
society; public; community; social studies
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish