promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
people; citizens; subjects; folk
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
superiority; predominance
while; during; while; although; all; both
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
several years; a few years
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one day; (on) a certain day
exclusive; attached to; specialist
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)