president (of a society); chairman
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
surroundings; environs; circumference
(some) more; even more; longer; further
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
old age; old person; the old; the aged
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
equality; impartiality; evenness
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to resign from one's post
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
please (give me); please (do for me)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
woman; female; feminine gender
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in comparison to; rather than
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
special; particular; peculiar; unique
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary