it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
residing; living; dwelling
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
unimpressive; unimpressed
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
troublesome; annoying; complicated
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
resentment; indignation; anger
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
medical care; medical treatment
defense; defence; protection
general idea; concept; notion
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
dominion; territory; possession
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to say no more; to sink into silence