to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to pass (of time); to elapse
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
if it is the case that ...
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning