expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
epidemic; plague; pestilence
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
entry into port; arriving in harbor
to accept; to receive; to agree
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
clear; precise; definite; distinct
hostility; antagonism; opposition
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
after a long time; for the first time in a while
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
while; even though; despite
himself; yourself; herself
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times