present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
attendance; presence; appearance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
making one's best exertions
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to have an idea; to have a clue
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to explain adequately; to be accountable
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
bombshell announcement (statement)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
comparatively; relatively
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
solution; solution strategy
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally