right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
professor; teaching; instruction
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
genuine article; real thing; real deal
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to form a pair; to pair up
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till