what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
form; shape; figure; visage
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
government; administration
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to use all one's strength (ability)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader