although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
worthy of special mention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the West; the Occident; Western countries
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
high rating; good reputation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
life; living; I; me; student
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
article; news story; report; account
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
number of copies; circulation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence