outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
grasp; catch; understanding
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
named after; associated with; connected with
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
point in common; common feature
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
offender; criminal; culprit
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
24 hours; twenty-four hours
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); 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.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to cease; to stop; to be over
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...