near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
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)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
study; diligence; discount; reduction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't you think?; indicates question
minimum; at the very least
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
almost; roughly; approximately
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation