terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
please (give me); please (do for me)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
until now; so far; up to the present
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to live; to make a living; to get on with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
senior high school; high school
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead