serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
very great; enormous; serious
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
serious; severe; grave; acute
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
our country; our land; one's own country
authority; power; influence
professor; teaching; instruction
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy