first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
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...
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to face; to go towards; to head towards
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
many; numerous; various; large number of
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
failure; mistake; blunder
now; the present time; just now; another; more
single word; a few words; brief comment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking