seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
secret; private; surreptitious
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sick person; patient; invalid
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to subsist; to keep on living
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
health care services provided by health insurance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
commencing with; including
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into