the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
sales; selling; marketing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
cooperation; collaboration
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
president (of a society); chairman
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
landing; alighting; touch down
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize