to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
customer traffic; customers; custom
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it is I who should say so
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very popular; highly favoured
senior high school student
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
number one; first; best; most; game; round
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
matter to be checked or investigated
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at once; immediately; right now
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA