future (usually near); prospects
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
way of solving (a problem); solution
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
bodily sensation; sense; experience
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
everywhere; all over; throughout
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
cannot be compared with; no match for
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
great difference; major mistake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
convenient; handy; useful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged