present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one of these days; someday; one day
convenient; handy; useful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
what do you want?; can I help you?
verbal message; word (from someone)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(short) rest; breather; break
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight