too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
article; news story; report; account
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
simply; merely; only; solely
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; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
woman; female; feminine gender
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
secret information; intelligence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Minister of Health and Welfare
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
preparation; arrangements
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
at that time; in those days
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette