to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
several times; a few times
frequency (of occurrence)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
from the viewpoint of; according to
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
employment (long term); hire
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
other; another; over; more than; I; me
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
there being no use in arguing (about it)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something