this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
question; inquiry; enquiry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
adds force or indicates command
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
management; administration; operation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
until now; so far; up to the present
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(political) administration; political power
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
selection; choice; picking out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet