supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
environment; circumstance
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
foundation stone; cornerstone
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
maid; helper; help; assistance
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
grasp; catch; understanding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view