deep affection; dear; beloved
motherland; fatherland; native country
and (also); both ... and; as well as
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
behind; in the rear; in back
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
battlefield; battleground
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
impression given by a painting or image
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
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)
I see; that's right; indeed