necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
capacity; volume; capacitance
spare time; free time; leisure time
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
local specialty; special product (of a region)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to care for someone; to look after someone
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
galactic empire (in science fiction)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
since then; from that time; ever since
tide; current; tendency; trend
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to turn completely into; to become completely