calamity; disaster; misfortune
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
remote access service; RAS; reliability, availability, serviceability; RAS
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to refer to; to use as reference
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
difficult to ...; hard to ...
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
karoshi; death from overwork