et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
next year; next fiscal year
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to have the privilege of doing
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to be conspicuous; to stand out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
please (give me); please (do for me)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
city bank; metropolitan bank
globalization; globalisation
to go with the flow; to go with the times
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak