force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to offer for sale; to put on the market
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
quick work; (clever) feat
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
acceleration; speeding up
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
call; summons; convening; convocation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute