of course; certainly; naturally
to have an eye on; to zero in on
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
application; request; petition
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
summer vacation; summer holiday
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't you think?; indicates question
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
spread; pervasion; permeation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
publicity (information) activities; public relations
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to lay the foundation (for)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
showing one's face in public; facing another person
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe