to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
greeting; a fine thing to say
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until now; so far; up to the present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
home delivery (of food); outside catering
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
river management; river improvement; flood control
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
how long; how much; to what extent
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
objection; dissent; protest
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher