present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study; research; investigation
disclosure; exposure; revelation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how; in what way; by what means
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
materials; data; document
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
this world; this life; world of the living
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent