to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Official Development Assistance; ODA
order volume; orders received
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
scale; scope; plan; structure
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
company; corporation; workplace
successful bid; winning a tender
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager