clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
if it is the case that ...
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
imagination; supposition; guess
finish; end; completion; result
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
preparatory phase; preparatory period
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be surprised; to be astonished
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
company fortunes; future of a company
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal