oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(courteous) invitation; call
supreme command; direction over all
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
number of persons; personnel
planning; project; plan; design
strength; power; proficiency; ability
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but