to continue; to keep up; to keep on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be helpful; to be useful
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
rational; reasonable; logical
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
commandant; commanding officer; general
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
last week; the week before
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
how; in what way; by what means
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies