basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
until now; so far; up to the present
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
future (usually near); prospects
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to