to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
in this way; thus; such; uh...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
company president; manager; director
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
story; tale; talk; discussion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
charming; fascinating; attractive
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
foreign; abroad; overseas
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; like that; that sort of; very
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
home area; home town; local
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to have an eye on; to zero in on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all