anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
power; authority; influence
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
any more; any further; any better; any longer
impossible to do (although wants to)