to be lacking in options; to be too few
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
gem; jewel; precious stone
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance