seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to be silent; to say nothing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
duty; function; office; mission; task
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
although; but; even though; I wish that
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
this is why; this means; it is the case that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely