thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
journal; magazine; periodical
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
national paper; paper with a national circulation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
specialization; specialisation
form; shape; figure; visage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
time; season; period; phase; stage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
tension; mental strain; nervousness
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
two persons; two people; pair; couple
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
one large ...; a great ...