back; rear; background; behind the scenes
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
flaring up; bursting into flames
to blaze; to burn brightly
war; fighting; fierce competition
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
the West; the Occident; Western countries
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
fragment; one of the group or party
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually