for example; for instance; e.g.
mass communication; mass media
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
serious; not joking; straight
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to discuss; to talk together
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to call each other; to call out to one another
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...
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...