firm promise; definite promise
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; like that; in that way
miser; niggard; cheapskate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
secret; private; surreptitious
support; backing; aid; assistance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
script; screenplay; scenario
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
intention; idea; inclination; wish
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
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
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of course; certainly; naturally
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error