unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wicked tongue; abusive language
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
manipulation of public opinion
to succeed; to bear fruit
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
until now; so far; up to the present
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come