(some) more; even more; longer; further
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
all; entire; whole; altogether
palatial residence; stately mansion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
people; men and women; each person; everybody
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
by means of; due to; because of; according to
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
because of; owing to; due to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
town; city; municipal; urban
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable