usually; under usual circumstances
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
countermeasure; counter-measure
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
at once; immediately; right now
interruption; suspension; break
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in the meanwhile; during the time
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
regular time; stated period
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
your body; your health; yourself; you
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to apologize; to apologise