difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise
reason; cause; history; origin
such ... as; or some such
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
as you are aware; as you know
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be silent; to say nothing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
of course; certainly; naturally
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)