(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
closing of a school; closed school
possible; likely; probable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
concealment; suppression; hiding
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
originally; by nature; from the start
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
at once; immediately; right now
rather; sooner; preferably