expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
relation; connection; relevance
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
very; much; greatly; a lot of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
periodic; regular; routine
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
all; entire; whole; altogether
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
charming; fascinating; attractive
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
right (to do something); authority; power