activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
great person; eminent figure
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in the following manner; as follows
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that year; same year; same age
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Saitama (city, prefecture)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken