friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
why; how; for what reason
year on year; on the previous year
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
several years; a few years
every year; yearly; annually
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
society; the world; the times
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
enterprise; business; company; corporation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
such; like that; that sort of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent