to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
motherland; fatherland; native country
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
reality; actuality; hard fact
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
training; education; development; cultivation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
closely-guarded secret; top secret
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
utmost limits; extremity; limit
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
training; drill; practice; discipline