to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
departure; leaving; going away; recession
recommendation; endorsement
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
have to do; must; should; ought to
bad influence; negative influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
that is to say; so that means
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to differ; to vary; to disagree
solution; solution strategy
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
how many people; a number of people
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
choices; alternatives; options
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
next year; next fiscal year
that; the matter in question
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal