globalization; globalisation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
any more; any further; any better; any longer
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
in this way; thus; such; uh...
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
side effect; adverse reaction
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
indicate reason; infers some protest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already