force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
world economy; international economy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
tinkling (jewels, metal, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is I who should say so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to tell; to state; to do
your company; your shrine
new material; exotic material
without permission; without notice
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)