public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
financial muscle; economic clout
charming; fascinating; attractive
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
environment; circumstance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to apologize; to apologise
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
as (for); for; in the capacity of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)