place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
grasp; catch; understanding
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
don't worry; no worries; never mind
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
overlooking; turning a blind eye
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
one way or the other; either way
to govern; to manage; to subdue
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
country; territory; domain; realm
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
name; given name; first name
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield