good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
previous engagement; prior contract
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
study; research; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
another company; other company
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
making practical; making useful; implementing
several years; a few years