natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how; in what way; how about
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, 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
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately