Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(United States of) America; USA
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
company; corporation; workplace
general term; generic name
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
job application form; employee satisfaction
many; numerous; various; large number of
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
link; directory entry; rink
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
progress; advance; improvement; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
society; public; community; social studies
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs