to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
if so; in that case; in that situation
reality; actuality; hard fact
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
the same as always; day after day
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
leadership; initiative; spearhead
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
as stated; verbatim; literally
there is no way that ...; easy; simple