country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
time; hour; period; class
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
two (long cylindrical things)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
estimate (of costs); budget
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
price; cost; value; worth; value
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but