to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn towards; to point
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
such; like that; that sort of; very
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
planning; project; plan; design
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in one's own way or style
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's whole life; one's lifetime
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
company; corporation; workplace
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
have a good day; take care; see you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care