avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
conference room; council room
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
battlefield; battleground
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
several times; a few times
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
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...
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
posterity; future life; life to come
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality