to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; effect; impact
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
time; season; period; phase; stage
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
influenced (by); under an influence
preface; introduction; preamble
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
imagination; supposition; guess
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
occurrence; happening; incident; event
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
had better ...; had better not ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
(political) power; authority; influence
the opposite sex; isomerism