revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
this occasion; at this time; now
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
planning; project; plan; design
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
estimate (of costs); budget
time; hour; period; class
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to pick up; to find; to gather