serious;  important;  significant;  grave;  weighty
 crisis;  critical situation;  emergency;  pinch
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to be on the verge of;  to be about to;  to be on the point of
 particularly;  especially;  in particular;  expressly
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 influence;  effect;  to influence;  to affect;  to have an influence on
 very great;  enormous;  serious
 as is;  as it is;  as things are;  like this;  this way;  at this rate
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 serious;  severe;  grave;  acute
 big;  large;  drastic;  full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
 to rise;  to swell;  to be promoted
 expectation;  anticipation;  prediction;  forecast;  conjecture
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 how;  in what way;  how about
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 our country;  our land;  one's own country
 authority;  power;  influence
 professor;  teaching;  instruction
 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.);  under (a flag, the sun, etc.);  beneath;  with (e.g. one blow);  on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...);  (somebody's) side
 evacuation;  emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.);  ejection
 quantity;  amount;  generosity;  magnanimity;  pramana;  (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
 substance;  essence;  real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate);  substantive;  substantial
 zero;  0;  nought;  nothing;  zilch
 goal;  target;  aim;  mark;  sign;  landmark
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to put up (a notice, sign, etc.);  to hang out (e.g. a banner);  to hold up high;  to raise overhead;  to tout (a principle, plan, etc.);  to herald;  to publish
 genuine;  real;  full-scale;  full-blown;  full-fledged;  professional
 bout (in sports, etc.);  match;  effort;  initiative;  dealing with
 to advance;  to move forward;  to carry forward (plans, work, etc.);  to proceed with;  to raise;  to elevate
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 bottom of the ocean;  seafloor;  seabed;  undersea;  submarine
 crevice;  crack;  spare moment;  interval;  chink (in one's armor, armour);  unpreparedness
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 energy;  energy;  strength;  energy source;  energy resource;  food energy