before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
technical skill; ability; capacity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
branch office; branch store
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
no need to guess; certainly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into