change; alteration; modification
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to attempt; to test; to try out
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
general idea; concept; notion
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
holding out a little longer
even more; still more; further
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
form; method; system; formula
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
town; city; municipal; urban
the whole area; all areas
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
extermination; annihilation
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
discretion; consideration; allowance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to complain; to make a complaint
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)