year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
portable safe; portable cash box
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
interest; rights; concession
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
secret meeting; secret conference
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
import; importation; introduction; afferent
negotiations; discussions; connection
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...