as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
news bureau; press bureau
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
matter of time; question of time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
handful; small amount; small number
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
nod; inclination of the head
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
environment; circumstance
to stick it out (until the end)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
indicate reason; infers some protest
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
how long; how far; how much
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior