urgent business; pressing need; imperative
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
supply; provision; service; supply
as before; as ever; as it was originally
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
environment; surroundings; circumstances
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
human intellect; knowledge
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
person killed in action; the war dead
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
essence; true nature; substance; reality
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to complain; to make a complaint
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
innermost depths of one's heart
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages