a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
correspondence; exchange of letters
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
romantic school; romanticism
drama; play; Chinese opera
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
other than; excluding; without
nothing but; none other than
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
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...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty