nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
admiration; being impressed (by)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
marriage proposal; marriage talks
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be surprised; to be astonished
considerably; fairly; quite
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
enterprise; business; company; corporation
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I see; that's right; indeed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend