and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
3rd day of the month; three days
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
applicant; candidate; volunteer
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
huge win; overwhelming victory
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fame; popularity; reputation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...