envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to differ; to vary; to disagree
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
difficult to ...; hard to ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
final; eventual; ultimate
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
alone; by oneself; on one's own
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to commence
that's the way it is; such is life
long ago; already; a long time ago
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
should; must; -able; probably; likely
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
political measures; policy
just the other day; quite recently
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
armed might; military power; the sword; force
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
innumerable; countless; numberless