so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hospitalization; hospitalisation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pointing out; identification
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
experiment; experimentation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
countermeasure; counter-measure
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also