shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
medical examination; checkup; consultation
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to look after (often medically); to take care of
please (give me); please (do for me)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
confidence; trust; faith; credit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize