nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
health maintenance; health preservation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to become clear; to be made public
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
failure; mistake; blunder
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to some extent; to a certain extent
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to move around; to move about; to get around
to pause; to have a short intermission
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect