development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
originally; by nature; from the start
company director; board member
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
world; society; people; the public
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)