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)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
study; research; investigation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into