intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be born; to come into the world
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to be needed; to be wanted
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
in comparison to; rather than
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
reduction by half; halving
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
study group; study meeting
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament