trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
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...
many; much; plenty; hardly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
split; division; break up
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be surprised; to be astonished
such; like that; in that way
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
working in the fields; working on a farm
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(medical) doctor; physician
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number