biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
topic of discussion; agenda
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
environmental problem; environmental issue
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
ability; performance; efficiency
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
of course; certainly; naturally
failure; mistake; blunder
VIP; very important person
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
function; facility; faculty; feature
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to well up; to burst; to arise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless