failure; mistake; blunder
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to get strong; to gain strength
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
that is to say; so that means
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at once; immediately; right now
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)