necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
what kind of; what sort of; what
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
government office; public office
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
another time; some other time
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
preparation; arrangements
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
commerce; trade; business
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to run through; to run past
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange