honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
planning; project; plan; design
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Japan's best; number one in Japan
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
election; selection; choice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
each field; various circles
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
third day of the month; three days
arm; skill; efforts; ability
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be needed; to be wanted
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow