at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
vocal sound; tone of voice
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to sit for an examination
now that; since; so long as; because
general; popular; common; typical
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
striking; remarkable; considerable
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
leaving a matter to chance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)