at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
rather; sooner; preferably
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)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; by what means
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
fort; stronghold; fortification
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to call in; to invite; to bring in
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
each nation; many nations; many countries