after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
while; during; while; although; all; both
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cooperation; collaboration
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
resignation (from a position)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?