negotiations; discussions; connection
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
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)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to discuss; to talk together
whatever the case; under any circumstances
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in the same way as; just like
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long