explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
giving; provision; furnishing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
every year; yearly; annually
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
had better ...; had better not ...
society; the world; the times
settlement; solution; resolution
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily