painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
use; utilization; utilisation; application
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
choice; selection; option
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
single word; a few words; brief comment
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
even more; still more; further
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct