reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
function; facility; faculty; feature
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
beforehand; in advance; previously
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
incident; affair; happening; event
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
whole nation; whole land; whole country
for example; for instance; e.g.
(someone else's) child; child; kid
birth; creation; formation
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)