mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
(political) administration; political power
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in one's own way or style
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
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
impossible; unlikely; improbable
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cooperation; collaboration
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
scenery; scene; landscape
to be needed; to be wanted
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry