although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be needed; to be wanted
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
such ... as; or some such
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
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
performance of one's official duties
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
training range; training grounds; training area
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all