leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
beginning; outset; first; onset
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
actor; actress; player; performer
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
number one; first; best; most; game; round
personal combat; one-to-one fight
successful bid; winning a tender
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
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?
wealthy person; millionaire
transactions; dealings; business
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)