wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
discovery; detection; finding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to this extent; to this degree; this much
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
war; fighting; fierce competition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it's been a long time; long time no see
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
strangeness; abnormality; disorder