if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
tall building; high-rise building
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
in the mountains; among the mountains
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
woman; female; feminine gender
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
messenger; envoy; emissary
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin