that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
by myself; in person; by oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
war; battle; match; game; competition
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
conviction; belief; confidence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
results (of a study or investigation)
meaning; significance; sense
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
will not do; do not; does not
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
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 ...
failure; mistake; blunder
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)