to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
for this very reason; that is exactly why
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at once; immediately; right now
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
contradiction; inconsistency
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
program (e.g. TV); programme
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
difficult to ...; hard to ...
government; administration; ministry
classified document; confidential document
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern