only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bank; banking institution
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
company president; manager; director
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
although I say; although one might say; although called
absorption; suction; attraction
Japan's best; number one in Japan
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
go that far; to that extent
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
article; news story; report; account
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(political) administration; political power
birth; creation; formation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
same village; same town; same province
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed