huge rock; firmness; solidity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
president and chief executive officer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Europe and America; the West
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
so; like this; in this way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(medical) doctor; physician
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of