favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
had better ...; had better not ...
population ageing (aging)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to go out and away; to leave
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
instead; but (on the other hand)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
construction; establishment
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out