as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
(necessary) personnel; required person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to employ; to hire; to charter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort