formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the big two...; two major...; two main...
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
if it is the case that ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new