alone; by oneself; on one's own
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
of course; certainly; naturally
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
front; frontage; facade; main
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
going straight on; going straight ahead
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to say; to be called; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lend an ear to; to listen to
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of