situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
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
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
safety; welfare; well-being
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
had better ...; had better not ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
by sheer strength; by brute force
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...