but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
year on year; on the previous year
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
several years; a few years
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
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
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
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to subsist; to keep on living
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate